Inequality and the West.

By: Wade, RobertMaterial type: TextTextSeries: BWB TextsPublisher: Wellington : Bridget Williams Books, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (24 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781927247822Subject(s): Equality | Middle class -- United States | Social classes -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Inequality and the WestDDC classification: 305 LOC classification: JC575 -- .W334 2013ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Inequality and the West -- Table of Contents -- Introducing BWB Texts -- Inequality and the West -- CAUSES OF INCOME CONCENTRATION -- Concentration of financial power -- Interests of the rich -- Interests of the middle classes -- Conservative ideology and its easy links to 'non-negotiable' values -- Economists' defence of inequality -- HOW CAN WE PRIORITISE INEQUALITY? -- Income concentration and economic performance -- Inequality and incentives -- Income concentration, aggregate demand and financial fragility -- CONCLUSION -- Endnotes -- About the Author -- Publisher's Note.
Summary: This stunning sweep of western societies by New Zealander Robert Wade, professor at the London School of Economics, reveals why inequality has risen internationally, how it's been justified, and the arguments against it.
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Intro -- Inequality and the West -- Table of Contents -- Introducing BWB Texts -- Inequality and the West -- CAUSES OF INCOME CONCENTRATION -- Concentration of financial power -- Interests of the rich -- Interests of the middle classes -- Conservative ideology and its easy links to 'non-negotiable' values -- Economists' defence of inequality -- HOW CAN WE PRIORITISE INEQUALITY? -- Income concentration and economic performance -- Inequality and incentives -- Income concentration, aggregate demand and financial fragility -- CONCLUSION -- Endnotes -- About the Author -- Publisher's Note.

This stunning sweep of western societies by New Zealander Robert Wade, professor at the London School of Economics, reveals why inequality has risen internationally, how it's been justified, and the arguments against it.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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